Cheap CD-R Drives
Since the early 90's, CD players have been
fairly common most home computers. CD writers have only been common for
the past few years. CDs are ideal for storage because they can store so
much data (up to 800Mb compared to a 1.4Mb floppy). So, they are ideal for
storing large files and large groups of files like music, images, and
other multimedia.
CD-R vs. CD-RW
CD-R
is the older technology. Its biggest
advantage is that it produces CDs readable by multiple devices like a
standard CD player, computer, and now DVD players. The big disadvantage is
that they can only be written once. Once you write (burn) to the CD and
finalize it, it's done. There some great deals on
CD-R drives and supplies here.
If you plan to use your burned
(written) CDs for for making photo archives, music CDs or presentations,
then a CD-R is probably the best choice since you probably won't want to
write over what you have created.
CD-RW (CD-Rewritable) is a newer
technology. The first CD-RW drives became available in mid-1997.They can
read CD-ROMs and can write onto today's CD-R disks, but they cannot write
on normal CD-ROMs. This means that disks created with a
CD-RW drive can
only be read by a CD-RW drive. A CD-RW disk can be written more than one time. It
is a great device for making back-ups of your computer hard drive. You can
write to the CD-RW disk and then add to it later on until it is full.
If you get an internal CD drive, get one
with an IDE or EIDE interface. they are the easiest to install and very
reliable. The speed is really dependent on the drive itself so the IDE
interface will work just fine for transfer rates.
CD Interface for external drives
The interface you choose for your
CD-R or CD-RW largely depends on whether you want the drive to internal to
the machine or external. Not many drives are external anymore, but if you
do want an external drive consider these interface choices:
1. SCSI (scuzzy) Although less prone to
errors, this interface is sometimes harder to set up than others. It also
may require a special card inside your computer to connect.
2. USB (Universal Serial Bus) This is a
real plug-and-play interface and is easy to set up. But, the throughput,
or speed, is not as fast as others.
3. Firewire. These are easy to set up and
fast, but are more expensive and not all systems will support
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